Temporal patterns in Saturnidae (silk moth) and Sphingidae (hawk moth) assemblages in protected forests of central Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAkite, Perpetra
dc.contributor.authorTelford, Richard J.
dc.contributor.authorWaring, Paul
dc.contributor.authorAkol, Anne M.
dc.contributor.authorVandvik, Vigdis
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-27T19:02:15Z
dc.date.available2022-12-27T19:02:15Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractForest-dependent biodiversity is threatened throughout the tropics by habitat loss and land-use intensification of the matrix habitats. We resampled historic data on two moth families, known to play central roles in many ecosystem processes, to evaluate temporal changes in species richness and community structure in three protected forests in central Uganda in a rapidly changing matrix. Our results show some significant declines in the moth species richness and the relative abundance and richness of forest-dependent species over the last 20– 40 years. The observed changes in species richness and composition among different forests, ecological types, and moth groups highlight the need to repeatedly monitor biodiversity even within protected and relatively intact forests.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkite, P., Telford, R. J., Waring, P., Akol, A. M., & Vandvik, V. (2015). Temporal patterns in Saturnidae (silk moth) and Sphingidae (hawk moth) assemblages in protected forests of central Uganda. Ecology and Evolution, 5(8), 1746-1757. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1477en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1002/ece3.1477
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6666
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEcology and Evolutionen_US
dc.subjectCompositional changeen_US
dc.subjectExtinction debten_US
dc.subjectForest degradationen_US
dc.subjectLepidopteraen_US
dc.subjectMatrix intensificationen_US
dc.subjectResamplingen_US
dc.subjectSpecies declineen_US
dc.titleTemporal patterns in Saturnidae (silk moth) and Sphingidae (hawk moth) assemblages in protected forests of central Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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